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To our beloved community,

I believe this election was dominated and ultimately decided by two expertly wielded stories: She is crooked, and He will make America great again. Facts were irrelevant. Such is the power of story.

To what end?

Today, many people are feeling the pain of oppression. Many are feeling the pain of our personal responsibility for this outcome. We are feeling the pain of fear, real fear, that people and places we love will be ravaged. As terrible as this pain is, it is also necessary. As President Obama said, we must sit in the discomfort of how we got to the places we are.

And here we are.

Wherever you are, please know that you are not alone. Whether you can see, feel or hear them, you ARE in a community that cares about you. And we may be down, but we are not out. Just the opposite. We will emerge stronger and more unified than ever.

In the meantime, please take great care of yourself and your loved ones. Please honor your feelings and take your time. We can fight better, love better, give better, when we are healed.

The time is coming for the next story: OUR story. A story of people unified in their fight for love. I look forward to writing this story with you.

About Story For All

There are many storytelling organizations, but Story For All is unique in harnessing the power of story to heal.

At Story For All, the focus is not just the story itself, but on the healing and transformation that storytelling can achieve. In recognition of the power of story to address the rifts in our society and give voices to the unheard, Story For All was founded in 2011 in order to bring the power of storytelling to communities in need. Formerly known as Story Bridges, Story For All is an educational nonprofit corporation with 501(c)3 status.